Looks that way to me. Time for new brushes, and clean the armature pickups. The windings on the armature look to have been hot at one time, but may still be fine. Between each armature pickup contact & the armature shaft, there should be no connection, so test before spending a dime.

Doh OHMs sorry...tired. Would you happen to have a diagram depicting the terminology for this starter. I'm not to familiar with these armature pickups, etc and a photo with things labeled would help a ton if I am looking for parts.

I'll do digging for parts sources when I get the time. The commutator pickups we refer to are the squares on the end of the armature where the brushes run. Between each of these & the armature shaft, using an ohmeter, should be no continuity, or in other words, an open circuit. If any of these show a connection to the shaft, then it is toast & replacing the entire starter would be the best & almost only way to go.

Well do I feel silly. I had a dream last night that it was a bad battery. So I brought the starter into work and bench tested it to a fresh battery. Works fine! So my battery was bad. But that solves that problem! Thanks for all the help guys.

Well I feel siller now. It bench tests fine, but when I reinstalled it just now with a brand new battery, it buckles and doesn't want to turn. I was able to move it with my finger. It wants to move but it's tired. I'm just going to order a new one and scrap this one.